Sound and vision of Sydney public transport from trams, trains and buses to ferries, hydrofoil and monorail.

Travelling around Sydney using a variety of public transport.

This actuality footage shows a steam ferry docking at the Milsons Point Ferry Wharf in 1899. Workers prepare to receive the ferry as passengers on board ready for disembarkation.

Australian Diary 111: Monowai’s Captain Recalls Forty Years of City's Progress. Forty years of Sydney’s progress as seen by the captain of the ship Monowai.

The Sydney Opera House was officially opened on 20 October 1973 – 14 years after construction began.

Sydney Harbour and the Opera House on 20 October 1973.

A still from the documentary production The Fifth Facade, about the opening of the Sydney Opera House. 

In 1972 the Sydney Opera House was in the final stages of construction. With the external structure all but complete, this film focuses on the internal fit-out.

Accompanied by a chamber orchestra the Sydney Opera House is shown from many angles both inside and out.

Composer Larry Sitsky comments that the opera theatre has many 'liabilities'. Opera director Sam Wanamaker suggests that the space is manageable. 

The charismatic architect of the Sydney Opera House, Jørn Utzon, is initially enthusiastic about undertaking the construction of Australia’s most famous building.